As soon as that year was over, the team began to break up, as all teams do. Some players would go to Japan; others would retire as Angels. Some are still hanging on, playing in Mexican Leagues; others are in chiropractic school or herding cattle. Click through the photos to see where each is now, and how many miles each of the 2002 Angels has logged since "Erstad says he's got it! Erstad makes the catch!" And where each is now.

Which Angel has traveled more than 28,000 miles in his post-Angels baseball career? Click through to find out. AP PHOTO. TEXT BY SAM MILLER, OCRChone Figgins, PR/UTPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Seattle.Miles logged: 1,161 Where is he now: Figgins is still in Seattle, having completed half of a four-year deal with the Mariners. He lost his job midway through 2011, and needs to bounce back to avoid being forced into retirement. BY SAM MILLER, OCRBrad Fullmer, DHPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Arlington to Charlotte, NC. Miles logged: 2,450 Where is he now: Injuries cost Fullmer most of the 2005 season; he joined the Triple-A Charlotte Knights late but never played, and thus ended his career. BY SAM MILLER, OCROrlando Palmeiro, PHPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to St. Louis to Houston Miles logged: 2,655Where is he now: He's volunteering as an assistant coach at Miami Dade College, where he went. “He breaks down the game and relates to the players really well,” said MDC Head Coach Danny Price. “The guy has a pretty good idea [of] what he is talking about.” He retired after 2007. BY SAM MILLER, OCRJohn Lackey, SPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Boston Miles logged: 3,006 Where is he now: Miserable in Boston. He will miss the 2012 season with Tommy John surgery. BY SAM MILLER, OCRDarin Erstad, CFPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Chicago (White Sox) to Houston.Miles logged: 3,094 Where is he now: Head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team. BY SAM MILLER, OCRBen WeberPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Chattanooga, TN to Cincinnati to Syracuse, NY to Atlantic City, NJ.Miles logged: 3,380Where is he now: He lives in Houston with his wife and triplets, umpiring in his spare time. At one point he was taking chiropractic classes. BY SAM MILLER, OCRKevin Appier, SPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Kansas City to Tacoma, WA.Miles logged: 3,494Where is he now: Tending to a herd of cattle on his farm in Kansas. BY SAM MILLER, OCRJarrod Washburn, SPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Seattle to DetroitMiles logged: 3,507Where is he now: He lives in Wisconsin. He said he received plenty of offers to pitch, but "I'm going to stay home with my family and go fishing.... I don't think it's right to play just for money." BY SAM MILLER, OCRFrancisco Rodriguez, RPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Queens to MilwaukeeMiles logged: 3,697 Where is he now: Rodriguez was traded to the Brewers last summer. He accepted arbitration this winter and will remain with the Brewers, as a set-up man. He'll be a free agent next winter. BY SAM MILLER, OCRTroy Percival, CLPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Detroit to St. Louis to TampaMiles logged: 3,839Where is he now: I saw him bowling, too; he was the best bowler among the Angels and ex-Angels. He's worked with the Angels as an instructor in spring training, and in 2011 he was the pitching coach at Riverside Poly. He also coaches his teenage son's travel-ball team. BY SAM MILLER, OCRTroy Glaus, 3BPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Phoenix to Toronto to St. Louis to AtlantaMiles logged: 3,924 Where is he now: Glaus bumped into Buster Olney at an airport a few months ago and told the ESPN reporter he was retired. He lives in Florida. BY SAM MILLER, OCRGarret Anderson, LFPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Atlanta to Los AngelesMiles logged: 4,342Where is he now: I saw him Sunday at Eddie Guardado's celebrity bowling tournament, actually. He looked happy, with a son who is a spitting image of him -- he has three kids -- and some gray near the temples. BY SAM MILLER, OCRJose Molina, CPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to New York (Yankees) to Toronto to TampaMiles logged: 4,627 Where is he now: Molina, whose defense seems to get better and more appreciated every year, signed to play with his former coach Joe Maddon in Tampa. Surprisingly, he looks to be the favorite to be the last Angels position player from this team standing. (Frankie Rodriguez, or perhaps John Lackey, should be that guy for pitchers.) BY SAM MILLER, OCRDavid Eckstein, SSPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to St. Louis to Toronto to Phoenix to San Diego.Miles logged: 5,253 Where is he now: Not officially retired, though the Boston Globe said this week that he wouldn't play again. Eckstein reportedly turned down a minor league deal with the Mariners last year. According to the LA Times, he is working for his wife, a sci/fi actress. BY SAM MILLER, OCRBengie Molina, CPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Toronto to San Francisco to Arlington.Miles logged: 6,869Where is he now: Basically, retired. He spent much of the 2011 season visiting his brothers, Jose and Yadier, according to an MLB.com article in August. BY SAM MILLER, OCRBrendan Donnelly, RPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Boston to Cleveland to Round Rock, Texas to Miami to Pittsburgh.Miles logged: 7,529 Where is he now: Donnelly retired last spring to be with his family; his wife was six months pregnant at the time. BY SAM MILLER, OCRBenji Gil, INFPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Buffalo to Des Moines to Toledo OH to Little Falls NJ to Norfolk VA to Monterrey, Mexico, to Chihuahua, Mexico, to Oaxaca, Mexico.Miles logged: 8,454 Where is he now: Gil was the second player from this team to retire from the majors, but he is somewhat shockingly still playing in Mexico. In 2011, at age 38, eight years after he last played in the majors, Gil hit .250/.311/.375 for Oaxaca in the Mexican League. He played shortstop, third base and first base. BY SAM MILLER, OCRScott Schoeneweis, RPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Chicago to Toronto to Cincinnati to Queens to Phoenix to Boston.Miles logged: 8,789 Where is he now: Still not officially retired, though he hasn't pitched since the Brewers cut him in spring training in 2010. BY SAM MILLER, OCRShawn WootenPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Philadelphia to Scranton, PA to Boston to Pawtucket, RI to Rochester, NY to Saint Paul, MN to San Antonio, TX to New Orleans, LA to Portland, OR.Miles logged: 8,967Where is he now: Wooten was recently hired to be the manager of the Lake Elsinore Storm, a Single-A team in the Padres organization. He'll play the Angels affiliated Inland Empire team plenty of times this year if you want to see him. BY SAM MILLER, OCRScott Spiezio, 1BPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Seattle to Tacoma, WA to St. Louis to Richmond, VA to Fullerton, CA to Newark, NJ Miles logged: 9,558 Where is he now: Marcia Smith wrote in our pages last August that "he lives a country life now, a simpler, more manageable existence away from the nearly two decades of the baseball grind that provided him with structure and his identity." His oldest son played on an eighth-grade team last year, and Spiezio pitches batting practice and goes to all his games. BY SAM MILLER, OCRAdam Kennedy, 2BPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to St. Louis to Durham, NC, to Oakland, to Washington, D.C., to Seattle, to Los AngelesMiles logged: 12,144Where is he now: Since we made the map above, Kennedy has signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He'll make $800,000 as a utility player this year. BY SAM MILLER, OCRRamon Ortiz, SPPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Cincinnati to Washington, DC, to Minneapolis to Denver to Osaka, Japan to Fresno, CA to Los Angeles to Buffalo, NY to Durham, NC to Des Moines, IA to Chicago. Miles logged: 25,929Where is he now: Ortiz pitched his way back to the majors in 2011, as he does every few years, this time as a reliever for the Cubs. He is currently a free agent. BY SAM MILLER, OCRAlex Ochoa, OFPost-Angels journey: Anaheim to Nagoya, Japan to Pawtucket, RI to Hiroshima, Japan.Miles logged: 28415Where is he now: Ochoa hooked on as a coach in the Red Sox organization, and in 2011 he was a hitting coach for Single-A Salem. BY SAM MILLER, OCRTim Salmon and Scot ShieldsPost-Angels journey: Nowhere. Both retired as Angels. Miles logged: 0 Where each is now: Salmon wrote a fascinating book about his career, Always an Angel, with Rob Goldman in 2010. He is raising his four kids and now does TV work for the Angels on Fox Sports West. Shields officially retired last March. He lives in Michigan with his wife and two daughters. BY SAM MILLER, OCR

1 of

User Agreement

Keep it civil and stay on topic. No profanity, vulgarity, racial
slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about
tragedies will be blocked. By posting your comment, you agree to
allow Orange County Register Communications, Inc. the right to
republish your name and comment in additional Register publications
without any notification or payment.